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ANNOUNCEMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI S
2017 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DRAFT)
The Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development is developed to meet the U. S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) requirement that the State submit annually its Consolidated
The Annual Action Plan sets forth the State's
method of distribution of anticipated
Annual Action Plan
program funds under the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Community Development Block
Grant Program
(CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grants Program (ESG), Hous
Opport
ities for Persons with
AIDS (HOPWA) and the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF The Annual Action Plan establishes the
housing and community development priorities and objectives for the State of Mississippi during the 2017
program year. The Annual Action Plan describes the resources expected to be available to address the needs and
objectives of the Plan, the homeless, o
her special needs activities, and how
funds will be distributed. The
nnual Action Plan is based on an estimated allocation for each program. Local uni
s of government may
apply for the CDBG Program. Local units of govemment and non-profits may apply for HOME funds, ESG
and HOPWA. For-profit and non-profit organizations may apply for NHTF. The following is a summary of
priorities and specific objectives to be addressed during the next program year:
HOME 2017
Estimated Allocation Categories
Homeowner Rehabilitation, S3,427,477, Rental Housing
CHDO Set-Aside S 1.222,622, CHDO Operating Expense S50,0000, Program Income/Recaptured
450,000.
Funds $40,568, Tenant Based Rental Assistance (May be
funded from Recaptured De-obligated funds), State
S683,344; for a Total Estimated Allocation of $6,874,011. CDBG 2017 Estimated Allocation
Administratio
Categories
Public Fac
es, $10,805,139; Economic Development, S11750,000; State Administration.
$760,000; or a Total Allocation of $23.315,139. ESG 2017 Estimated Categories
Emergency Shelter
$853,079, Street Outreach $138,000, Rapid Re-housing Assistance S607.375, Homeless Prevention S305,000
Homeless Management Inform
on System S164,250 for a Total Allocation of S2,233,204; HOPWA 2017
Estimated Categories Short-term rent, mortgage and util
y assistance, Tenant-based rental assistance, Shor
erm supportive housing and Master leasing S508,835, Permanent housing placement, housing information.
supportive services, resource identification and technical assistance, S305.300, Acqu
sition, construction
ehabilitation of structure
The National Housing Trust Fund
HTF) Estimated Categories
Rental hous
construction and rehabilitation Total Allocation of
$3,000,0000
available to the public to obtain citizen input for a 30
The State is making the Annual Action Plan (DRAFT)
day comment period. The Draft Plan
can be downloaded from
www.mississippi.org/csd and/or
www.mshomecorp.com federal-programs. Copies of the Plan are availabl
o the public upon
request. Comments are invited and will be accepted through Monday, May 1, 2017 by 4:00 p.m. Comments
should be made in writing to the Mississippi Home Corporation, 735 Riverside Drive, Jackson, MS
or danajones a mshc.com. The Hearing Impaired
may contact 601-359-3119 (TTY) for CDBG
39202
information or 601-718-4688 (TTY) for ESG, HOME, HOPWA and NHTF inform
ion. Public access include
he availability of materials in
a form accessible to persons with disabilities, upon request. In addition, a
ranslator will be made available for non-En
sh speaking residents in assessing information, upon request
The Mississippi Development Authority and Mississippi Home
Corporation do not discriminate on the basis of
disability in the admissions or access to or treatment or employment in its programs or activities.
We are pledged to the letter and spirit of U.S. policy for the achievement of equal housing
opport
unity
hroughout the Nation. We encourage and support
an affirmative advertising and marketing program in which
here are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status
or
national origin
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